St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-09
By a Decision of the Court DR.. James A.
Quinn Was Legally Coroner of
Ramsey County.
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QUINN is THE CORONER.
Judge SimOns So Decides A fter Con
Sidering the Much NIOoted CUES

Judge SimOns So Decides After Con-
sidering the Much MOoted Ques-
ton.
Dr.. Markoe's lease on the office of ooro-
ner of Ramsey county terminated yesterday
when Judge Sim0ns filed petition, in
which he holds that DR.. j. A. Quinn re-
ce:ved a majority of the votes polled and is
entitled to the office. The questionable
result of the election with all the facts of
the contest are already well known. DR..
Quinn, according to the original count, was
believed to have had small majority. The
canyaSsing board reversed the majority by
discovering discrepancy in the footingS.
A recount was asked by DR.. Quinn, which
showed that all the votes had not been
counted. Once more he appeared to have
received a majority of votes. Marked bal
lots raised dispute and the whole queS-
ton was laid before the court, with the
above result. Judge Simons, in his de-
cision, reviews the points in the contest at
length. The court finds that in the county
canVassing boards counts Dr.. Markoe re-
ceived 9.197 votes and DR.. Quinn 9. 1872.
In the First precinct, first aldermanc dis
trict First ward, Is votes were cast for
Quinn, and were returned and canvassed
for him. On the back of each ticket there
was some name or number, or both.
'.When, by whom or for what purpose"
says the court, said words and figures
were placed upon said ballots does not APP
pear from the evidence. Said votes are
called the contestants. Among other dis
puted ballots cast for Dr. Quinn were 10S
which had his name printed in blue ink on
pastors attached to the ballot below the
word coroner They were allowed in the
recount. The conteStee raised the point
that
AT NEW CANADA
forty persons voted who were not residents
of that place and not qualified voters The
court holds that from the evidence 1t does
not appear that those persons were not
residents of that town, nor does it appear
for whom they voted for coroner. The
same conclusion is reached in regard to the
fifteen votes alleged to have been cast by
inmates of st. Joseph's hospital. In ref
erence to the fifteen votes cast at Mclean
for Dr. Quinn, the court says it does not
appear from the evidence that they were
not residents or not legal voters. The off :
cial canvass of the board of county can
vassers for the thirteen precincts was taken
by the court. These, with the courts
count, show that the total number of
votes cast for DR.. Quinn were g, 1858 and for
Dr.. Markoe 9,204. 1t will be seen that in
making recount the court found eighty
one ballots for Dr.. Quinn which had not
been reclloned by the canvassing board in
its count, and seven ballots for DR.. Markoe
DR.. Quinn's majority by the courts finding
is fifty-nine. The decision concludes as
follows:
AS legal conclusion the said James A
Quinn was, at said election, elected coroner
of said county of Ramsey for the term of two
years. commencing Jan. l, 1887. and is en-
titled to the Office. Let judgment be entered
accordingly with costs and disbursements in
favor of contestant.
DIR. Markoe was seen yesterday after
noon by GLOBE reporter. but could not
say then whether he would accept the
courts ruling or appeal to a higher source
of authority. If his counsel advise him to
appeal the case that course will probably be
pursued BY him.